Cal. Civ. Code § 655 : CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE — PROPERTY — PROPERTY IN GENERAL — NATURE OF PROPERTY — Ownership of inanimate things

There may be ownership of all inanimate things which are capable of appropriation or of manual delivery; of all domestic animals; of all obligations; of such products of labor or skill as the composition of an author, the good will of a business, trade marks and signs, and of rights created or granted by statute.